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Randall Denley: Cheerleading for Mark Carney isn't a sound economic plan, Premier Ford

The premier needs a plan B that doesn’t involve buying new jobs, spending billions subsidizing old jobs, or relying on the prime minister to put Ontario first

Everything that’s wrong with Ontario’s approach to economic development was on full display Wednesday.

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In just one public event, Premier Doug Ford demonstrated his belief that companies need a government handout to build in Ontario, endorsed the backward-looking approach that favours old, failing industries over new ones, and continued his vigorous cheerleading for Mark Carney, whether the prime minister’s economic plans are good for Ontario or not.

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The occasion was the opening of a Toronto vaccine-manufacturing plant owned by the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi. Joining Ford on stage were Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and sundry other politicians.

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